Table 3.
Participant demographics by focus group location.
| Brownsville | El Paso | Houston | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of focus groups | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| No. of Participants | 35 | 66 | 27 | 128 |
| Preferred language | ||||
| English (%) | 14 (40.0) | 18 (27.3) | 15 (55.6) | 47 (36.7) |
| Spanish (%) | 21 (60.0) | 48 (72.7) | 12 (44.4) | 81 (63.3) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male (%) | 13 (37.1) | 27 (40.9) | 14 (51.9) | 54 (42.2) |
| Female (%) | 22 (62.9) | 39 (59.1) | 11 (40.7) | 72 (56.3) |
| Missing (%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (7.4) | 2 (1.5) |
| Age | ||||
| Avg. age (SD) | 42 (12) | 44 (16) | 30 (12) | 40 (15) |
| Partner status | ||||
| Single/never married (%) | 5 (14.3) | 23 (34.8) | 19 (70.4) | 47 (36.7) |
| Married (%) | 25 (71.4) | 31 (47.0) | 5 (18.5) | 61 (47.7) |
| Origin | ||||
| Mexican (%) | 33 (94.3) | 66 (100.0) | 27 (100.0) | 126 (98.4) |
| Other (%) | 2 (5.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.6) |
| Nativity status | ||||
| USA (%) | 14 (40.0) | 20 (30.3) | 14 (51.9) | 48 (37.5) |
| Mexico (%) | 20 (57.1) | 45 (68.2) | 13 (48.1) | 78 (60.9) |
| Years living in the U.S. | ||||
| Average | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school (%) | 15 (42.8) | 31 (47.0) | 7 (25.9) | 53 (41.5) |
| High school or vocational school (%) | 12 (34.4) | 25 (37.8) | 3 (11.2) | 40 (31.3) |
| College/Graduate/professional school (%) | 8 (22.8) | 10 (15.2) | 17 (62.9) | 34 (26.8) |
| Household income | ||||
| $0–$9,999 (%) | 7 (20.0) | 35 (53.0) | 10 (37.0) | 52 (40.6) |
| $10,000–$19,999 (%) | 18 (51.5) | 7 (10.6) | 9 (33.3) | 34 (26.6) |
| Medical insurance | ||||
| No medical insurance (%) | 17 (48.6) | 48 (72.7) | 20 (74.1) | 85 (66.4) |
| Medicaid (%) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (10.6) | 3 (11.1) | 10 (7.8) |
| Medicare (%) | 1 (2.9) | 6 (9.1) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (5.5) |
| Private or managed care (%) | 15 (42.9) | 3 (4.5) | 1 (3.7) | 19 (14.8) |
| Participation in clinical trial? | ||||
| Yes (%) | 7 (20.0) | 8 (12.1) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (11.7) |
| No (%) | 28 (80.0) | 54 (81.8) | 21 (77.8) | 103 (80.5) |
| Don’t know or missing (%) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (6.1) | 6 (22.2) | 10 (7.8) |